“My parents, who were split up, were so good at keeping my environment strong and keeping everything around me not focused on the fact that we were poor. They got me culture. They took me to museums. They showed art to me. They read to me. And my mother drove two hours a day to take me to University Elementary School.”

American actor and film producer

Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. He is regarded as one of Hollywood’s defining leading men, and his career spans both character-driven films and major blockbusters. His work has often centered on ambition, corruption, and moral decline. He has received numerous honors, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a BAFTA Award, an Emmy Award, a Silver Bear, and three Golden Globes. His starring films have grossed $7 billion worldwide, and he has appeared eight times in annual rankings of the world’s highest-paid actors.